North Bergen Man Admits Stealing $630,000

Acting Essex County Prosecutor Robert D. Laurino announced today Marco Laviola, 35, of North Bergen plead guilty to one count of theft by deception on Thursday, Aug. 5 before the Honorable Robert H. Gardner. Assistant Prosecutor Jane Plaisted said Laviola stole approximately $630,000 from Sal Son Trucking Company, located at 88 Doremus Avenue, Newark. Between…

Corrections Officer Involved in Jail Contraband Smuggling

Acting Essex County Prosecutor Robert D. Laurino announced today that 13 people were arrested during the predawn hours today, including two corrections officers, a probation officer and a special education teacher for orchestrating an elaborate criminal scheme to smuggle drugs, cell phones and other contraband to inmates in the Essex County Correctional Facility. Among those…

Arrest Made In Fatal Hit and Run

Acting Essex County Prosecutor Robert D. Laurino today announced the arrest of Saleem Wright, 24, of Irvington. Wright has been charged with death by auto, leaving the scene of a fatal accident and endangering an injured victim in connection with the death of 5-year-old Julianne Vega. Wright surrendered at approximately 2:30 p.m. to Rev. Ron…

Georgia Man Shot by Sheriff’s Detective Identified

Anthony Ambrose, Chief of Detectives for the Essex County Prosecutor’s Office, has identified Defarra Ivan Gaymon,48 of Suwanee, Georgia as the person shot by an Essex County Undercover Sheriff’s Detective in Branch Brook Park, Newark last evening. The undercover Sheriff’s Detective was in the area of the Park investigating complaints of sexual activity occurring in…